This evening I tried to merge into a very wet motorway, floored the throttle but instead of activating the traction control the computer called it a day - engine error (in red), just reached the hard shoulder. Rebooting, I mean restarting, didn't help. Flatbed it was.
No, after restarting I couldn't get it into gear and the same error in red was shown. So I pushed the Mercedes alarm service button, explained the problem and got out of the car to wait behind the barrier in the rain.
Luckily help arrived after ten minutes, car was put at a McDonalds, we got the paperwork sorted and was brought to my home 25 minutes away.
Joking aside, that’s what is playing on my mind. I love the B250e but the thought of taking it to an MB dealer outside the 3 years with “a problem” makes me shudder!
I’m sure a CTRL ALT DEL will have you back on the road soon. Keep us posted.
I think (but that's mere speculation) that the computer panicked because of the the combination of sudden loss of traction, full throttle and a bit of steering input. I bet a simple reset would have been enough to get me going again.
Car is not yet two years old so probably under warranty.
I was sitting in the MB dealership while they did the airbag recall and heard the patter from the 'hostesses' as they described a fee for having a look at 2 customers cars as a "diagnostic" charge.
For one dude it was 2 hours (something to do with a reversing camera) so £250, and for another chap £60 (presumably 0.5hrs).
I hope my local Indie is up to speed on EVs when mine is out of warranty.
When mine went in for the first Service A - "The" mechanic had just gone off on his honeymoon for 3 weeks and the specialist tools to change the cartridge (I think it's just an allen key!) were locked in his toolbox.
This has been my experience of EVs for over 5 years now; unreliable, can't get parts and no techs to service the car when you need them. Servicing of trivial things becomes a complete joke taking weeks. This is not at all unique to Merc.
Get to the back of the queue in entering this bitching competition!
Is this a universal problem or specific to Mercedes? They might be "ugly" and far from a luxury ride, but my Leafs have been serviced quickly and without any problems at my local Nissan dealer over the past 4-5 years.
That isn't a boast, more a reaction to Donald's assertion that all EVs are the Black Sheep of every automotive family.
The point being, that I haven't ever thought "These guys don't know what they are doing", and I know there isn't just one person in the building who knows how to work on a Leaf. Anyway, I don't want to drift too much.
I would hazard a guess that the battery is fine, but the contactor (which lives inside the pack in Tesla's designs) has failed.
This isn't exactly a common everyday Tesla fault like the doorhandles or MCU screens, but it happens enough that they have been training/equipping the device centres to open packs and swap them in order to avoid shipping whole packs around.
Might be something simple like a temperature probe that gives false readings. If the dealer can't service that the whole pack might need replacement. Will try to speak to the mechanic once I pick up the car. Which might take a few more weeks.
Battery pack should arrive next week, car repaired after a bit more than five weeks. If all goes well.
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